Schematic Dell Alienware M15 M17 ORION AW MB 12L Pegatron N17E Schematic

[Salim Badakhshan]

Dell Alienware M15 M17 ORION AW MB 12L Pegatron N17E Schematic

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Technical Specifications

Parameter	Value
Brand	Pegatron Corp.
Project Code	Orion
Revision	1.0
Date	Monday, August 27, 2018
CPU Platform	Coffee Lake-H
EC / KBC	NUVOTON NPCE386UB0BX
EC/KBC Package	SPI
EC/KBC Programmable	SPI Flash (16MB)
Audio Codec	REALTEK ALC3281
BIOS / SPI Flash	SPI Flash (16MB)
EC Flash / ROM	SPI Flash (8MB)
Charging IC	TI/TPS65982
Charger Architecture	DC_IN
RAM Type	DDR4 2667MHz
RAM Architecture	SO-DIMM
RAM Quantity / Slots	2
LAN IC	Killer E2500
WiFi / WLAN IC	M.2 CARD Slot (WIFI/BT)
GPU Type	NVIDIA N17E-G2
Graphics Architecture	GDDR5X 256Mx32bit
dGPU Chip Number	N17E-G2
Card Reader IC	TI/TCA6408A
USB Hub IC	TI/TUSB211RWBR
HDMI Level Shifter	Caldera Redriver IC TI/DS80PCI402
Power IC(s)	TI/TPS65982
Thermal Sensor	ST/LSM6DSL
Accelerometer	ST/LIS2DW12
Free Fall Sensor	KIONIX KXCNL-1010
I/O Expander	TI/TCA6408A
USB PD Controller	TI/TPS65982
EC Microcontroller	NUVOTON NPCE386UB0BX
USB Redriver	TI/TUSB211RWBR
Power Share IC	TI/TPS2546
GPU Power Discharge IC	TI/TCA6408A

Technical Summary

This Pegatron Orion reference design, revision 1.0 dated August 27, 2018, is built around an Intel Coffee Lake-H processor paired with an Intel CNL PCH. The platform supports DDR4 2667MHz memory via two SO-DIMM slots. Discrete graphics is handled by an NVIDIA N17E-G2 GPU with GDDR5X 256Mx32bit memory. System management is provided by a NUVOTON NPCE386UB0BX EC/KBC, which is programmable via a dedicated 16MB SPI flash, while a separate 8MB SPI flash serves the EC. Audio is managed by a REALTEK ALC3281 codec, and networking is handled by a Killer E2500 LAN IC. Power delivery includes a TI/TPS65982 USB PD controller and charging IC, with a DC_IN charger architecture. The design incorporates a TI/DS80PCI402 Caldera redriver for HDMI, a TI/TUSB211RWBR USB redriver, and a TI/TPS2546 power share IC. Sensor integration includes a ST/LSM6DSL thermal sensor, ST/LIS2DW12 accelerometer, and KIONIX KXCNL-1010 free fall sensor.

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Coffee Lake-H CPU Platform NPCE386UB0BX EC / KBC ALC3281 Audio Codec TI/TPS65982 Charging / PD IC DDR4 RAM Type KILLER E2500 LAN Controller N17E-G2 Graphics GDDR5X 256Mx32bit Graphics N17E - G2 GPU Chip TI/TCA6408A Card Reader IC TI/TUSB211RWBR USB Controller CALDERA REDRIVER IC TI/DS80PCI402 Signal Conditioning IC TI/TPS65982 Power IC ST/LSM6DSL Thermal / Fan Control ST/LIS2DW12 Motion / Position Sensor TI/TCA6408A Bridge / Expander TI/TUSB211RWBR Signal Conditioning IC TI/TPS2546 Power IC